Donald Judd bought 101 Spring Street, an 1870 cast-iron building, in 1968 for $68,000. He stripped the dilapidated building down to its plaster walls and wood floors, illegally removing distractions like fire sprinklers.Then Judd (1928-1994) spent decades turning the spaces into a showcase for his art and a place to rest his head on a bed made of wood planks. It’s carefully related to the colored tubes by Dan Flavin that march across the room, echoing the rhythm of a gorgeous row of windows.
— bloomberg.com